Antenna mounting



Jan. 17, 1956 J. N. cAYo 2,731,225

ANTENNA MOUNTING Filed March 7, 1952 INVENTOR.

c/PM/Z/J Affaya hm 3m United States Patent ANTENNA MOUNTING Julius N.Cayo, Benton Harbor, Mich.

Application March 7, 1952, Serial No. 275,383

1 Claim. (Cl. 248-44) This invention relates to improvement in antennamounting.

The main objects of this invention are:

First, to provide an antenna mounting of relatively few parts which iscapable of a wide range of adjustment or adaptation to the roof orsupport to which it is applied and which facilitates the erection andadjustment of the antenna.

Second, to provide an antenna mounting which permits mounting andadjustment of the antenna upon the mast in a convenient position for theworkmen and the erection of the mast with the antenna thereon.

Third, to provide a structure having these advantages which is verysimple and economical in its parts and installation thereof.

Objects relating to details and economies of the invention will appearfrom the description to follow. The invention is defined and pointed outin the claim.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of an antenna mountingembodying my invention installed upon a roof.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan view illustrating certain of the possiblemanipulations of the mast in installation of the antenna.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view partially in vertical section illustratinganother manner of installing the antenna mounting of my invention.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view of the base illustrating theadjustahility of the attaching leaves or plates thereof.

In the accompanying drawing 1 represents a building and 2 the roofthereof; 3 represents an antenna and 4 the antenna supporting mast. Themast 4 is preferably formed of pipe or tubing as is illustrated.

The base member 5 of my antenna mount is formed as a stamping and is ofdownwardly facing channel section, the arms 6 preferably divergingdownwardly. The arms 6 terminate in integral attaching leaves or plates7 adapted to receive the attaching screws 8. The attaching leaves orplates 7 are bendably connected at 9 to the lower edges of the arms 6.Slots 10 are preferably provided to facilitate bending at the junctureof the attaching leaves with the arms. This adjustment is indicated inFig. 4 and another position of adjustment is also shown in Fig. 3 wherethe leaves 7 are adjusted to the same plane to permit mounting on aninclined support or roof 11.

The top of the base has pivot ears 12 struck up therefrom inlongitudinally spaced relation and perforated at 13 to receive thepivots or pintles 14 of the support member 15. The mast socket 16 islongitudinally split at 17 and is provided with outwardly projectingflanges 18 at the edges of the split to receive the clamping bolts 19,.

This permits the mast being rotatably adjusted to the desired positionfor positioning the antenna which has been secured to the upper end ofthe mast as by the clamp 20. This adjustment can be affected after themast is erected and the clamp 20 is not readily accessible.

The socket member 16 is provided with opposed depending ears 21 havingpivot or pintle openings 22 therein for the pivots or pintles 23 on theswinging end of the support member 15. The pairs of pivots 14 and 23 aredisposed in angular relation to each other. This permits the tilting ofthe support member relative to the supporting base and it permits thetilting and swinging of the mast mounted in the mast socket to variouspositions relative to the base after the base has been mounted on theroof or other support. One position being shown in Fig. 2. However themast may be swung to various other collapsed positions to permit themost convenient manipulation of the antenna.

After the antenna has been mounted on the mast the mast is swung toerected position as shown in Fig. l and secured in erected position bythe guy wires 24 which are connected at their upper ends to a clamp 25on the mast.

The antenna mounting of my invention is capable of a very wide range ofadaptation and manipulation in installing as may best be suited for theparticular installing conditions. The base member and the support may beeconomically formed of stampings, the support being died out in the fiatand then given a quarter twist between the pivots to present pairs ofpivots in 90 relation. The socket is also formed of sheet stock and maybe formed of a suitable gauge of sheet metal.

I have not attempted to illustrate various other adaptations of myinvention as it is believed that this disclosure will enable thoseskilled in the art to adapt the same and manipulate as may be desirablein the use thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

An antenna mounting comprising a base member of downwardly facingchannel section, the arms of which terminate in integral flat attachingleaves bendably connected to their lower edges, the web of the basemember having longitudinally spaced outwardly projecting perforatedpivot ears integral therewith, a longitudinally split mast socket havingopposed outwardly projecting flanges at the split thereof, said sockethaving opposed depending perforated pivot ears, an upright supportmember having a pair of integral aligned pivots coacting with the pivotears of said base member and a pair of integral aligned pivots coactingwith the pivot ears of said socket member, said support member beingformed of fiat stock and having a quarter twist between its pairs ofpivots to present the pairs of pivots in 90 angular relation to eachother, and clamping bolts disposed through said flanges of said socketmember for clamping the socket upon a mast adjustably positionedtherein.

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